Senior Industrial Engineer
Huddersfield (hybrid)
initially 6-month contract
£33.57 per hour
Certain Advantage are working in partnership with a prestigious manufacturing organisation operating within the automotive sector who are looking to hire a Senior Industrial Engineer.
Summary:
You will spend time on the shop floor observing current processes, identifying areas of waste, and improving equipment and workflows to reduce inefficiencies.
Your responsibilities:
- Lead work studies and standard work methods for both new and existing production lines.
- Oversee projects to design and implement manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with safety requirements, manufacturing goals, business objectives, and product specifications.
- Apply manufacturing principles and practices to enhance equipment and process efficiency.
- Ensure the application of standards while developing new manufacturing standards.
- Communicate with and influence key external stakeholders, business leaders, and cross-functional team members.
- Collaborate with internal and external resources on specific project assignments.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of manufacturing principles.
- Build and maintain relationships, coaching key stakeholders as needed.
And a few things you should know:
- Apply ergonomic standards, guidelines, controls, and tools to minimise ergonomic risks for employees in the workplace.
- Analyse individual and machine work activities to optimise operating time, balance work distribution, and adapt to changes in customer demand while improving manufacturing processes.
- Design operator workstations that are safe, ergonomic, and conducive to productivity, while considering cost, quality, and delivery to ensure an efficient work environment.
- Create detailed manufacturing procedures in the correct sequence to ensure all stakeholders follow standardised processes for continuity and consistency.
- Design or modify manufacturing processes by considering equipment, human interactions, production steps, and facility requirements to reduce waste and process time.
During an interview, we might ask you about:
- Your knowledge/ experience of time study
- Are you confident with using synthetic data for standard times (MOST, MTM, or similar)
- Have ever worked with Excel / AutoCAD
Please apply if you feel you have the right skill set or ask for Lukas on quoting number 75297